Timeline for Is tipping mandatory at Restaurants and Bars in Germany?
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| Jun 20, 2019 at 15:51 | comment | added | Bernhard Döbler | Waitresses don't want to carry around copper coins: lots of weight - no value. That simple | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 9:19 | comment | added | 8192K | @gsamaras It's called Schorle and it's a thing! | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 9:14 | comment | added | gsamaras | @Sebastian I agree, my second visit to a bar in Munich was a much better experience (not then why in the world would she ask me if I want water in my non-concentrated Apple juice is another story :) ). | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 9:13 | comment | added | 8192K | @gsamaras I am German and used to live in Munich until recently. Only in Munich have I ever experienced rude waitresses (yes, only female...). We once wanted to tip a waitress with a fairly large amount of coins and she outright yelled at us to keep "our shit to ourselves". We never went to that place again (Loewenbraeukeller). What I want to say, is that it is unfortunate that this badly behaving waitress made you think about tipping in general in Germany. | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 4:37 | answer | added | Jan | timeline score: 1 | |
| Nov 5, 2018 at 1:55 | comment | added | polynomial_donut | A lot of 'USA'-things get spread around the world. Effective wages have been in decline for quite a while, and so there are a lot of places where the staff actually does depend on tips here, as well. Personally, I try to assess the location I'm in to see whether or not I will tip (I have little money, if I had more, I'd probably assess the location to come up with an idea of how much to tip). | |
| Nov 2, 2018 at 17:43 | comment | added | PCARR | As a Scotsman, I must play into the added stereotype that the Germans have created for us: mean & decidedly money-pinching. I am therefore obligated to not tip. I have a reputation to maintain. | |
| Nov 2, 2018 at 10:13 | comment | added | gsamaras | Exactly @Spudley. Many seem to forget the meaning of the tip. | |
| Nov 2, 2018 at 8:56 | comment | added | Spudley | Any time tipping is mandatory or even expected, it stops being a tip. | |
| Nov 1, 2018 at 14:57 | comment | added | gsamaras | @Jennifer good tip, thanks, from a person who was in SF as well! ;) | |
| Nov 1, 2018 at 14:55 | comment | added | Jennifer | I live in Bavaria, and usually do tip -- stating the full amount I want to pay as a round number. BUT when I lived in San Francisco, whenever I ordered pizza delivered, the same thing happened to me there -- the driver would return the integer part of my change and keep the rest. (I would have tipped even more if they had given me all my change first.) So I would stop ordering from that place. But they all did the same thing, so eventually I wasn't ordering delivered pizza any more. And food service personnel know how to hurt with just a glance; I would suggest just staring them down. | |
| Oct 31, 2018 at 14:48 | comment | added | gsamaras | I didn't get the last part of your comment @mirabilos. But I think I got the idea about the percentage, thanks! | |
| Oct 31, 2018 at 14:47 | comment | added | mirabilos | No. It’s recommended, the usual amount is 3% to 6% (not 10%, that’s American), and you usually just round numbers up. (My rule of thumb is, 25¢ for every begun 5€, which is in the 3–6% range.) It’s acceptable to not tip, e.g. when short on money, but also when dissatisfied. | |
| Oct 31, 2018 at 10:40 | comment | added | gsamaras | Please @copper.hat, read the chat, already discussed. :) | |
| Oct 31, 2018 at 10:38 | comment | added | copper.hat | Tipping cruelty? | |
| Oct 31, 2018 at 0:37 | answer | added | user27888 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 30, 2018 at 22:39 | comment | added | Daniel | Did you go to a fairly touristy place and did she recognise you as a foreigner? I have never experienced nor heard of something like that. As @cbeleites points out in their answer, this would be considered as totally unacceptable behaviour by locals. | |
| Oct 30, 2018 at 17:50 | comment | added | xji | One important point I think is that you'd normally say the amount to tip prior to handing over the money. Therefore when you didn't say anything the waiter would be understandably unhappy. Still tipping is not required since Germany does have minimum wages, but it's to be expected unless you look very young etc. | |
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| S Oct 30, 2018 at 16:36 | comment | added | Willeke♦ | Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. | |
| Oct 30, 2018 at 9:49 | answer | added | Philipp | timeline score: 18 | |
| Oct 30, 2018 at 9:48 | answer | added | Tom | timeline score: 12 | |
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| Oct 29, 2018 at 11:21 | answer | added | Thomas | timeline score: 7 | |
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| Oct 28, 2018 at 20:35 | answer | added | cbeleites | timeline score: 26 | |
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| Oct 28, 2018 at 18:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/1056606761447231489 | ||
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